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The Swedish government has announced the launch of a performance-related bonus for immigrants pursuing state-funded language courses.

The bonus is designed to encourage students in Swedish for Immigrants (Svenska för Invandrare - SFI) courses to complete their studies faster.

"The government is making significant investments in improving the quality of SFI teaching and we now want to see if incentives directed at the individual students get results," integration minister Nyamko Sabuni in a statement on Friday.